Choose the word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital

letters.

1. IMMINENT
(A) famous
(B) unknown
(C) about to happen
(D) to criticize

2. CAPRICIOUS
(A) shaky
(B) permanent
(C) rude
(D) expensive

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital
letters.

3. ERUDITE
(A) learned
(B) uneducated
(C) hungry
(D) to eat a lot of food

4. BANEFUL
(A) horrible
(B) harmful
(C) evil
(D) virtue

Which from the following underlined word(s) is/are incorrect?

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

(A) A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D

9. The train went slower and slower until it stopped

(A) altogether
(B) all together
(C) already
(D) all ready

10. __________ about future market movements should be based on scientific study.
(A) Reference
(B) Inference
(C) Conference
(D) Deference

ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST PAPER

1(C) 2(A) 3(B) 4(D) 5(C)
6(C) 7(D) 8(A) 9(A) 10(B)
11. Light year is a unit to measure
(A) time
(B) distance
(C) volume
(D) mass

12. Planets are kept in orbit by __________.

(A) the gravitational pull of the Sun
(B) the attraction among the Planets
(C) sunlight from the Sun
(D) fusion reaction inside the Sun

13. __________ is the hottest planet in the solar system.

(A) Mercury
(B) Venus
(C) Jupitor
(D) Saturn

14. Ozone Layer protects our Earth from __________ from the Sun.
(A) infrared rays
(B) X-Rays
(C) electromegnatic rays
(D) ultraviolet rays

15. Instrument used to measure humidity is

(A) Barometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Hydrometer
(D) Lactometer

16. Which from the following is a data storage device?

(A) Hard disk
(B) Processor
(C) RAM
(D) ROM

17. Fish breath through

(A) fins
(B) bone marrow
(C) gills
(D) none of these

18. Deficiency of Iodine results in

(A) Scurvy
(B) thyroid
(C) rickets
(D) polio

19. __________ is used for combustion?

(A) Oxygen
(B) Carbondioxide
(C) Methane
(D) Nitrogen

20. Which from the following causes Green House Effect?

(A) Carbondioxide and Nitrogen
(B) Carbondioxide and Hydrogen
(C) Carbondioxide and Methane
(D) Carbondioxide and Ideal gasses

ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST TEST

11(B) 12(A) 13(B) 14(D) 15(B)
16(A) 17(C) 18(B) 19(A) 20(C)

21. The headquarter of UN’s security council is located in

(A) New York
(B) Washington DC
(C) Geneva
(D) Vienna

22. The capital city of Libya is

(A) Cairo
(B) Rabat
(C) Tripoli
(D) Abuja

23. Knowledge of Past is called

(A) Pastology
(B) Postology
(C) History
(D) Historology

24. The gold Medal in Hockey (Men) in London Olympics was won by
(A) Australia
(B) Holland
(C) India
(D) Germany

25. Who serves as the acting president in the absence of president?

(A) Prime Minister
(B) Speaker National Assembly
(C) Chairman Senate
(D) Foreign Minister

26. Largest source of electricity in Pakistan is

(A) Hydal
(B) Thermal
(C) Coal Energy
(D) Geo Energy

27. The all India Muslim League was founded in

(A) 1906
(B) 1907
(C) 1908
(D) 1909

28. The national flower of Pakistan is

(A) Rose
(B) Jasmine
(C) Sun flower
(D) Lily

29. Allahabad address of 1930 was delivered by

(A) Quaid-e-Azam
(B) Mohsin-ul-Mulk
(C) Allama Iqbal
(D) Liaquat Ali Khan

30. The Pakistan resolution was passed in

(A) Liaquat Bagh
(B) Nishtar Park
(C) National Park
(D) Iqbal Park

ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST QUESTIONS

21(A) 22(C) 23(C) 24(D) 25(C)
26(B) 27(A) 28(B) 29(C) 30(D)

31. The highest Civil award is

(A) Nishan-e-Pakistan
(B) Nishan-e-Shujaat
(C) Nishan-e-Imtiaz
(D) Nishan-e-Quaid-i-Azam

32. Diamer-Bhasha Dam has been planned on the river

(A) Indus
(B) Jhelum
(C) Chenab
(D) Sutlej

33. Which from the following is a project for Balochistan for irrigation?
(A) Gomal Dam
(B) Bhasha Dam
(C) Link Canal
(D) Kachi Canal

34. The Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipe Line is called

(A) Freindship pipeline
(B) Peace pipeline
(C) Future pipeline
(D) Unity pipeline

35. The headquarter of Navy is located in

(A) Karachi
(B) Lahore
(C) Islamabad
(D) Rawalpindi

36. “RAVI” is the

(A) Speaker of Hadith
(B) Writer of Hadith
(C) Narrater of Hadith
(D) Learner of Hadith

37. There are _________ Hudud.

(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6

38. There are __________ books of Hadith in Saha Satta.

(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7

39. “Hadaya” book is a Book of Fiqa of

(A) Hanafi
(B) Shafai
(C) Maliki
(D) Hambli
40. “Mawatta” book is written by
(A) Imam Abu Hanifa (R.A)
(B) Imam Shafai (R.A)
(C) Imam Malik (R.A)
(D) Imam Ahmed bin Hamble

ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST TEST QUESTIONS

31(A) 32(A) 33(D) 34(B) 35(C)
36(C) 37(D) 38(C) 39(A) 40(C)

41. There are __________ chapters in “Jami” Book.

(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 10

42. Which city is called “home of hadith”?

(A) Makkah
(B) Madina
(C) Baghdad
(D) Basra

43. He came in Karachi __________ August 14, 2010.

(A) for
(B) from
(C) in
(D) on

44. Bilal is not receiving the call. He is __________ at work.

(A) already
(B) still
(C) yet
(D) looking

45. Bilal is getting __________ the car.

(A) out of
(B) out
(C) out from
(D) out through

46. The guide will __________ us through the castle.

(A) lead
(B) led
(C) leaded
(D) laid
47. Kindly put the book in __________ place.
(A) it’s is
(B) it’s
(C) its is
(D) its

48. Michael is an __________ student and always complete the assignment on time.
(A) indigenous
(B) indigenously
(C) industrious
(D) industrial

49. You should ask your parents for some

(A) advice
(B) advise
(C) adviser
(D) advisable

50. He is looking for admission __________ in a technical or general university.

(A) both
(B) until
(C) either
(D) neither

ANSWERS: FPSC ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TESTS

41(C) 42(B) 43(D) 44(B) 45(A)
46(A) 47(D) 48(C) 49(A) 50(C)

51. Muhammad bin Qasim was nephew of

(A) Hajjaj bin Yousuf
(B) Walid bin Abdul Malik
(C) Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik
(D) None of these

52. Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh during __________ period.

(A) Umayyad
(B) Abbasia
(C) Turkish
(D) Mughals

53. Eid Prayer is

(A) Farz
(B) Wajib
(C) Sunnat
(D) Mustahib
54. There are _________ farz in wuzoo.
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6

55. The headquarter of Transparency International is in

(A) London
(B) New York
(C) Washington DC
(D) Berlin

56. The largest producer of Uranium is?

(A) United States
(B) Canada
(C) China
(D) Kazakhstan

57. The first Muslim Nobel Laureate was?

(A) Dr Abdus Salam
(B) Anwar Sadaat
(C) Yasir Arafat
(D) Dr Muhammad Younus

58. There are __________ members of SAARC.

(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 8

59. The Darfur conflict/region is in?

(A) Libya
(B) Sudan
(C) Egypt
(D) Syria

60. Parachinar is a town of __________ agency.

(A) Kurram
(B) Khyber
(C) Bajaur
(D) Mohmand

ANSWERS: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST PAPER

51(A) 52(A) 53(B) 54(B) 55(D)
56(D) 57(B) 58(D) 59(B) 60(A)
61. Light dispersion (in 7 colours) was first detected by?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Plato
(C) Newton
(D) Einstein

62. Light moves faster than sound was first detected by?
(A) Aristotle
(B) Plato
(C) Newton
(D) Einstein

63. The Nobel Peace Prize 2007 was awarded jointly to Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) and
(A) United Nations Security Council
(B) European Union
(C) US Vice President
(D) Nelson Mandela

64. Abbasia overthrew?

(A) Romans
(B) Marhattas
(C) Usmani Caliphate
(D) Umayyad Caliphate

65. Qantas is an airline of?

(A) Indonesia
(B) Malaysia
(C) Australia
(D) Austria

66. WAFA is the news agency of?

(A) Syria
(B) Libya
(C) Jordan
(D) Palestine

67. Al-Jazeera TV Network belongs to?

(A) Qatar
(B) UAE
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Egypt

68. The United Nations Secretary General Ban-ki-Mon belongs to?

(A) North Korea
(B) South Korea
(C) Japan
(D) China

69. Secretary SAARC Ahmed Saleem belongs to

(A) Nepal
(B) Maldives
(C) Bhutan
(D) Bangladesh

70. Which from the following does NOT yield Veto Power?
(A) Canada
(B) France
(C) United Kingdom
(D) Russia

ANSWERS: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAST TEST

61(C) 62(A) 63(C) 64(D) 65(C)
66(D) 67(A) 68(B) 69(B) 70(A)

71.
(A) –8
(B) –6
(C) –4
(D) –2

72. What is the sum of the sequence: 2+4+6+ ….. +98+100 = ?

(A) 2450
(B) 2500
(C) 2550
(D) 2600

73. What is the sum of the numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, ….. 99, 100 ?

(A) 5000
(B) 5050
(C) 5100
(D) 5150

74. In a class of 60 students the ratio of boys to girls is 3:2. How many girls are there in
the class?
(A) 21
(B) 22
(C) 23
(D) 24

75. What is the volume of a right-circular cylinder in cm² having radius 2cm and height
7cm?
(A) 86 cm2
(B) 88 cm2
(C) 90 cm2
(D) 92 cm2

ANSWERS: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE TEST

71(A) Find solution below..
72(C) 73(B) 74(D) 75(B)

SOLUTIONS: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE TEST

71. (A)

72. (C) This is an arithmetic sequence with common difference of 2. The first element is
2, the last element is 100, and total elements (from 2 to 100) are 50. So, a 1 = 2, an =
100, d = 2 and n = 50. So, by using the formula for the sum of n elemets of an arithmetic
sequence, we have

73. (B) These are the first 100 natural numbers (n=100). So, by applying formula for the
sum of the first n natural numbers, we have

74. (D)
75. (B) Here, r=2 and h=7. Hence, by using formula for finding volume of a right-circular
cylinder, we have

76. What is the average of the numbers: 2, 5, 0, 10, 10, 12, 8 and 9?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9

77. If 75 percent of a number is y. And, 80 percent of y is 60, then what is the number?
(A) 100
(B) 110
(C) 120
(D) 130

78. The cost of an article is Rs.160. What should be the selling price in rupees to obtain
a profit of 15 percent?
(A) 180
(B) 182
(C) 184
(D) 186

79. There are 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in an exam with 4 options in every
question. A student attempted the exam just on random guessing. How many questions
(according to probability) he will attempt correctly?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7

80. A person preparing for Olympics Games ran 9 km in 1 hour and 20 minutes, and
then 12 km in 1 hour and 40 minutes. What is the average speed in km/hr?
(A) 4 km/hr
(B) 5 km/hr
(C) 6 km/hr
(D) 7 km/hr

ANSWERS: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE PAST TEST

76(B) Find solution below..
77(A) 78(C) 79(B) 80(D)
 SOLUTIONS: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE PAST TEST

76. (B)

77. (A)

78. (C) As we know that, Cost + Profit = Selling Price. Hence,

79. (B) Out of 4 options only one is correct. So,

80. (D) Total Distance = 9km + 12km = 21 km. And, Total Time = 1 hour 20 + 1 hour 40
= 3 hours. Hence, Average Speed is

81. In a town of population 100,000, 20% have internet connection. And those who have
internet connection, 15% use PTCL internet service. How many people have internet
service other than PTCL?
(A) 3,000
(B) 7,000
(C) 12,000
(D) 17,000

82. A car parking charges n dollars for the first hour, and m pence for every additional
hour. What amount it will charge if a car stayed for 5 hours?
(A) n + 5m
(B) n + 4m
(C) m + 4n
(D) m + 5n

83. What is the value of x in the equation: 0.2x − 0.03 = 0.4 × 0.05 ?
(A) 0.20
(B) 0.02
(C) 0.25
(D) 0.025

84. Bilal’s salary is 120% of Ahmed salary. And, Saba’s salary is 60% of Ahmed’s
salary. The total of all three salaries is Rs.112,000. What is Saba’s salary?
(A) Rs.24,000
(B) Rs.24,500
(C) Rs.25,000
(D) Rs.25,500

85. What is the solution set of the equation:

(A) {1, 3}
(B) {–1, 3}
(C) {1, –3}
(D) {–1, –3}

ANSWERS: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TEST

81(D) Find solution below..
82(B) 83(C) 84(A) 85(D)
 SOLUTIONS: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE PAST TEST

81. (D)

82. (B) First hour charges = n, remaining 4 hour charges = 4m. Total charges = n + 4m

83. (C)
84. (A) Let Ahmed’s salary = A, Bilal’s salary = 120% of A, Saba’s salary is 60% of A,
and total salaries = 112,000, then

85. (D)